Live Smartly- Don't Pay More Than You Need To

My Live Smartly series is really all about not wasting money, and retaining more in your pocket so you can put it towards experiencing life to the fullest with your loved ones. So today, in the third installment, I'll give you some ways how you can buy the things you need and not spend more than you have to.

1- Promo Codes and Online Research for Lower Prices

When purchasing from online retailers, many times you can find promo codes for a percentage discount off of your purchase. Websites including RetailMeNot and others, have promo codes for possible discounts of 10, 15, 20% or more. [Read more...]

Live Smartly- Only Buy What You Need

Last week's Live Smartly post was focused on reducing the amount of food that we we waste. This week's post will help you to reduce your waste of both money and space in your home. It will help you to live smartly in the present and will set you on a good course for the future.

To start, in regards to things we buy, we need to differentiate between things that we "need" versus things that we "want". There is definitely a difference between the two.

The things we want, are the ones that would be nice to have, fun to have or just a pleasure to have. There are times when we already have enough of something already but we still want to buy another or a few more, "just in case". [Read more...]

What Does Success Look Like To You?

Success surely has its own meaning to many people and the meaning has surely evolved over the years. With that said, what does success look like to you?

The most common meanings for success revolve around wealth and/or a high paying high profile career. Because of this, a lot of people over the years have been striving for success from an early age. Many parents have pushed their children to be competitive in school and/or in sports and to attend the best schools. Once they get into the workplace that feeling of having to be competitive continues in the workplace and beyond. [Read more...]

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

Are you afraid of trying new things and having fun? Are you the person who never accepts invitations to social events, or accepts but then consistently doesn't show up at the last minute, for whatever reason? Are you afraid to venture out and try new experiences, foods, cultural events? If so, you may be really limiting your possibilities to have a fun and rewarding life. [Read more...]

Let Yourself Have Fun

Have you ever wondered why others seem to have a lot more fun than you do? If so, it's important to realize that fun brings joy, and in order to have a more joyful life, you need to allow yourself to have fun

We all have a lot going on in life- jobs, housework, children, pets, homework, exercise, cooking, care-giving, just to name a few. The list can go on and on. Sometimes we have a choice of how many things we have going on and at other times we don't. The key is fitting in some kind of fun for yourself because life is short and you're definitely worth it... [Read more]

Inspirational & Self-HelpTJFebruary 22, 2016fun, time management, joy, responsibilities, me time Comments

What is Joy?

When you hear the word Joy, what comes to mind? Maybe you've never given this word much thought before - or maybe you have! Either way, I'm going to help you to have more of it in your life.

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it's "a feeling of great happiness" or "a source or cause of great happiness: something or someone that gives joy to someone". They also describe it as "success in doing, finding or getting something".... [read more]

February 8, 2016Joy, happiness, happy, success, peace, contentment, fun, rewarding, express, expression, judgement, judgment, joyful Comments